WELLS v. STATE

No. 85-28.

487 So.2d 1101 (1986)

Dennis WELLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Wells, Orlando, appellant, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Margene A. Roper, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

Wells, the attorney for defendant in a criminal case, appeals a final judgment finding him guilty of direct criminal contempt1 for failing to restrict closing argument to the time limit specifically ordered by the trial judge.2 The appellant contends that the judgment is erroneous because: 1) the trial judge should have granted his motion to recuse himself; 2) the trial court did not afford...

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